*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : WM7645000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Succinic acid, 2,3-dimercapto-, (+-)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 10008-75-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199103
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C4-H6-O4-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 182.22
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * DL-Dimercaptosuccinic acid
   * DL-2,3-Dimercaptosuccinic acid
   * DL-Dmsa
 
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                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1975 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.  (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E.
   First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1-    1959-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   69,206,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1975 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARPTDI Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology.  (Annual Reviews, Inc.,
   POB 10139, Palo Alto, CA 94303)  V.16-    1976- Volume(issue)/page/year:
   30,279,1990
 
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